Completion of The Bama Theatre Renovation 2022

The Completed Project:

Photos courtesy photographer Don Naman and City of Tuscaloosa

Phases of Renovation:

  1. BAMA Theatre Staff and Volunteers – Store all in house furniture, equipment, theatre
    lighting and sound equipment (June 27 – July 10, 2022)
  2. Dad’s Upholstery Co. – Pick up Lobby benches and antique chairs to be reupholstered. 3
    new benches will be built to match. (June 27, 2022)
  3. Phase I of Handrails – McAbee Construction – Remove all existing handrails to be
    refurbished and painted. New handrails will be built to match to add in new areas.
    (July 1 & 5, 2022)
  4. Phase I of Theatre Seating – Irwin Seating – Removal of current seats (July 8 – 13, 2022)
  5. Phase I of Carpeting – Russell S. Lee Flooring – Removal of Orchestra aisle runners and
    all Balcony carpet (July 14 & 19 – 23, 2022)
  6. Taylor Electrical – New electrical work in the Orchestra and Balcony concrete floor –
    Trench in the concrete floors to run new electrical lines to accommodate the new aisle
    lights in the seating. (July 15 – August 16, 2022)
  7. JeffCo Concrete – Grind, resurface, and polish the Orchestra and Balcony concrete
    floors with a tinted finish. Grade concrete floor for the handicap (ADA) section. Grind,
    resurface, tint, and polish the backstage loading area and ramp. (August 17 –
    September 2, 2022)
  8. Dad’s Upholstery Co. – Return newly upholstered Lobby benches and antique chairs.
    (August 22, 2022)
  9. Phase II of Theatre Seating – Irwin Seating – Delivery and Install of the new theatre
    seats. (September 6 – 11, 2022)
  10. Phase II of Carpeting – Russell S. Lee Flooring – Removal of the remaining carpet.
    Install all new custom designed carpeting in the BAMA Theatre. (September 12 – 25,
    2022)
  11. Phase II of Handrails – McAbee Construction – Install refurbished and new handrails in
    the theatre. (September 25 – 30, 2022)
  12. Professional Cleaning Company – BAMA theatre and building must be deep cleaned
    from all the construction dust and grime. (October 3 – 9, 2022)
  13. BAMA Staff and Volunteers – Return all furniture, equipment, theatre lighting and
    sound equipment from storage to its proper place in the theatre. (October 10 – 21,
    2022)